PTA Fundraising

PTA fundraising is as much a part of school as report cards, tests and text books. As much as some people would like to think their school district could handle all expenses for elementary schools, the fact of the matter is they just can not. Thankfully faithful PTA members and parents in general do support school PTA fundraising projects!

Choosing the right PTA fundraiser, though, is not an easy task. The dynamics of committee oriented PTA's and PTO's make quick decisions difficult. The PTA fundraising chairperson would typically interview companies that might help the school. That person narrows down the options and then quite often invites representatives from the fundraising company to a PTA meeting to present its product.

The school principal, and PTA president, vice president and other officers usually sit in on those presentations. After hearing from the potential vendors, they vote on the best PTA fundraiser for their school. If there is no disagreement, this process can be painless. Quite often, though, there are differing opinions and feelings can be hurt.

Since raising money for schools through PTA fundraising is so important, we would like to address what we believe are the top 3 PTA fundraising ideas.

Cookie Dough Fundraisers: Cookie dough and PTA fundraising committees have become fast friends over the years. Why? The most active PTA's and PTO's are those in elementary schools. After elementary school, participation in PTA's begins to diminish. In elementary school, though, it is a safe bet that most students enjoy eating freshly baked cookies. So selling tubs of cookie dough makes sense. The great thing for many PTA's is that cookie dough is a pre-sell fundraiser, meaning you pre-sell using free order forms and collect your money as you sell. That means you don't need any money upfront. It is not uncommon for large PTA cookie dough fundraisers to raise $10,000, $20,000, $30,000 or more in profit!

Custom Discount Fundraising Cards: If a PTA fundraising group wants a great annual event, it should consider this option. Local merchants are signed up to advertise on a discount card custom designed for the PTA or school. Typically 8 to 14 merchants will make buy one get one free type offers to advertise on the back of the cards at no expense. The offers are good for one year. The PTA sells the valuable cards for $10 and can pay as little as $1 each ($9 profit!), depending on how many cards its buys. The great thing about selling custom discount cards is that officers of the PTA can choose the local merchants that go on the cards, making them even more valuable. Most PTA's that choose this option quite often make it an annual fundraiser.

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Top Fundraising Products

People struggle when choosing a product for a youth fundraiser because of childhood obesity. If you are looking for a healthier alternative to chocolate bars or lollipops, consider selling our Welch's Fruit Snacks Variety Pack. The snacks are 100% Vitamin C, an excellent source of Vitamins A and E, FAT FREE, Made with real fruit and have no preservatives.

You might consider selling coffee and tea to raise money. Coffee has been very successful for many types of groups. Your group would sell 10 oz bags of freshly ground coffee for $10 each. There are seven great flavors along with an old fashion gift coffee tin. Coffee sales work best in the fall and winter.

Baseball lollipops are a great way for baseball teams, players or organizations to raise money all season long. Baseball lollipops are packaged in cases of 640 lollipops. Inside the case are 8 packages with each package containing 80 lollipops. You will make 50% profit selling just one case.

Earth fundraising candles are a great way to raise money with no upfront money. You offer a terrific selection of candles in all the most popular scents. You make 50% profit on every candle you sell. You can even qualify for free shipping. We provide free brochures for each member of your group and all the materials you need to hold your candle sale.

We have designed scratch card fundraisers that work well for all groups involved with music. All fundraising companies design programs specifically for large school bands. The scratch card fundraising graphics on these cards work well for choirs, bands, singers and musicians involved with groups for raising money individually.

Everyone loves to save money. That's why they search for subway sandwich coupons. These fundraising cards are like getting 20 subway subs coupons. You download the merchant agreement, take it to your local sandwich shop and we will print your fundraising cards with the store name and logo along with your group info.